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GEO. A. MEAOHAM, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BUTTON.

Specification of Letters Patent'No. 33,046, dated August 13, 1861.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, GEORGE A. MEAGHAM, of New York, in the county andState of New York, have invented a certain new and Improved Button; andI do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is a vertical section. Fig. 2 is a plan ofthe back and Figs. 3 and 4l. sections having different modes ofconstruction.

Similar letters indicate like parts in all the figures.

The nature of my invention consists in constructing a face button, suchas is comA inonly used for coats, with a perforated inetallic eyecapable of revolving` relatively to the body of the button, and soformed that it may be sewed to the garment in the same manner as anordinary cloth eyed button, whereby I am enabled to form a very simpleand cheap face button having all the advantages due to a loose orrevolving eye, or fastening' as set forth in 'my Patent No. 26776, datedJanuary 10th, 1860.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention willproceed to describe its construction and operation by the aid of thedrawings.

The face plate A with its cloth or other covering a, .is made the sameas in ordinary buttons. The back plate B is also similar to that used inordinary cloth eyed buttons, except that a flange b is raised around theedge of the hole for the eye. The eye O is struck up, out of sheet metalinto a semispherical form, or approaching that form, with perforationsas represented through which to pass the needle in sewing the button tothe garment. This edge of C is turned over to embrace the flange on B tohold it in place, but so as to allow of B and C being readily rotatedrelatively to each other, and thetpacking D is hollowed out suflicientlyto allow such motion.

ln striking up the part C the portions between the perforations may berounded in the form shown in Fig. 1, so as the better to fit the threadand prevent the corners from cutting it. There is less liability in myimproved button of cutting the thread than if the piece C was fast tothe button, as no twisting strain can be exerted upon the fasteningowing to the fact that the button turns freely upon C.

Figs. 3 and 4l show other forms of conneet-ing the parts C and B toavoid the necessity of recessing the packing D. The peculiarity of eachis plainly shown in the figures. The way in which the edge of the holein B is turned in Fig. l, tends to prevent the edge of B from abraidingthe thread used for fastening C to the garment, when the button isrotated. Any number or form of perforations may be employed in C; butthe form shown in Figs. 1 and 2 is believed to be preferable.

Having now fully described my invention, what l claim as new therein anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A face button having a perforated revolving metallic eye constructedsubstantially in the manner herein described.

ln testimony whereof l have hereunto set my name in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

GEO. A. MEACHAM.

itnessesz G. H. BABoocK, D. W. STETsoN.

